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UNINA9910465668503321 |
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Autore |
Davies Ann <1961-> |
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Daniel Calparsoro [[electronic resource] /] / Ann Davies |
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Manchester, U.K. ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press |
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New York, : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-78170-209-8 |
1-84779-286-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Collana |
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Spanish and Latin American filmmakers |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Motion picture producers and directors - Spain |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes filmography (p. [187]-191), bibliographical references (p. [192]-197) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Pt. I. The context. Introduction -- Najwa Nimri: the interaction of director and star -- pt. II. The films. Salto al vacío: opening up the void -- Pasajes: pathways through nowhere -- A ciegas: the blind side of Basque terrorism -- Asfalto: violence à trois -- Guerreros: Spanish alienation in a foreign landscape -- Ausentes: shining a light on horror -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Daniel Calparsoro, a director who has provided a crucial contribution to the contemporary scene in Spanish and Basque cinema, has provoked strong reactions from the critics. Reductively dismissed as a purveyor of crude violence by those critics lamenting a 'lost golden age' of Spanish filmmaking, Calparsoro's films reveal in fact a more complex interaction with trends and traditions in both Spanish and Hollywood cinema.This book is the first full-length study of the director's work, from his early social realist films set in the Basque Country to his later forays into the genres of the war and |
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